Broom-handle.



H. POST. BROOM HANDLE. ABPLIUATION FILED NOV. 22, 1909.

Patented Aug. 23, 191 0.

I, III J HENRY POST, OF ESGANABA, MICHIGAN.

BROOM-HANDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 23, 1910.

Application filed November 22, 1909. Serial No. 529,219.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Pos'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Escanaba, in the county of Delta and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Handles; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in detachable broom handles.

The object of the invention is to provide a detachable, hollow metalbroom handle and means whereby the same may be securely at tached to andreadily removed from a broom head.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangements ofparts, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a broom showingmy improved handle connected thereto; Fig. 2 is a Vertical sectionalview through the upper end of the broom head and a portion of thehandle; Fig. 3 is a similar view of the up per end of the handle showingthe closing plug arranged therein; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blankfrom which the handle is formed; Fig. 5 is a similar view of the blankfrom which the attaching ferrule is formed.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, my improved broom handle 1 isformed from a sheet metal blank 2 which is cut preferably as shown inFig. A of the drawings, said blank being bent until its opposite edgescome into engagement, thus forming a tube of the desired length andwhich is tapered slightly from its lower end to a point near its outerend from which point the outer portion of the handle flares slightly toits outer end as shown.

At suitable intervals along one edge of the blank 2 from which thehandle is formed are cut recesses 3, which are preferably substantiallydove-tailed in shape and are adapted to receive similarly shapedprojections at formed at opposite points along the opposite edge of theblank 2, as clearly shown in the drawings. The projections 4 whenengaged with the recesses 3 form an interlocking connection between theengaging edges of the blank and, if desired, said engaging edges may besoldered or welded together thus forming a strong, durable and rigidhandle.

After the lower end of the handle has been engaged with the woodenhandle 5 and upper end of the broom head, said end is rigidly clampedtogether and into engagement with the broom head and the handle 5 bymeans of a clamping ferrule 7 which is arranged on the broom handle andis adapted to be slipped down onto the engaging end of the handle, thussecurely but detachably binding the same onto the broom head. Theferrule 7 is also preferably formed from a sheet metal blank 8, theedges of which are brought together and secured in the same manner asdescribed in connection with the handle portion of the broom. In theouter end of the handle 1 is inserted a plug 9 which may be formed ofwood, metal or any suitable material and which provides a closure and afinish for the outer end of the handle. a

A broom handle constructed in accordance with my invention will bestrong, durable and light in construction and may be readilydisconnected from and connected to abroom head, thus providing for therepeated use of the handle which will result in a great saving ofmaterial. Furthermore, by the use of a detachable handle such as hereinshown and described, the broom heads may be packed in more compactbundles, thus taking up less room and being less likely to breakage inshipment than the long handled brooms, and, when packed in this manner,may be shipped at a much lower freight rate.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A broom handlecomprising a broom head with a short wooden handle, a ferrule slidablymounted on said handle and having means thereon so as to clamp the sameto the In testimony whereof I have hereunto set handle an elongatedtubular handle having my hand 1n presence of two subscriblng l0 ltslower end slldably mounted in the lerrule Witnesses.

and having a series of clamping means on HFNRY POST opposite edges,whereby to clamp the same together, the upper end of said handle be-Vitnesses:

ing elongated and having an opening there- A. H. RYALL,

in, and a plug secured in said opening. MAYME MCGRAW.

